While I think it is great for people to get involved, I feel this is about the council trying to shift some of its core responsibilities onto residents. Besides, volunteering to do jobs we pay for doesn't feel right when there are excellent local organisations like The Felix Project that desperately need volunteers. Last autumn, they tried to guilt-trip residents into sweeping up leaves from the streets with messages such as "Wet leaves on pavements can lead to accidents, especially when it rains. You can make your area safer by sweeping up leaves on or near your property. We’re providing free brooms and bags to help" Another example of the council's attempt to push their responsibilities onto the public is the reporting app they are promoting since the patrolling and monitoring of our streets are part of the duties the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (section 89(1) and (2)) imposes on local authorities and the Secretary of State duties to keep public highways clean) Money doesn't seem to be an issue for certain things such as  propaganda, workshops to push their travel agenda hardly anybody attends or pointless consultations, the outcome of which they ignore. If they are not able to cope with the increased demand on their services that building so many new flats create, they should perhaps restrict planning permissions!

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Street Cleaning in Acton	13/03/25 13:05:00	Fred McMiller
Reply	15/03/25 10:20:00	Tania Bapuji
Re:Reply	17/03/25 12:52:00	Alastair Banton
Re:Re:Reply	20/03/25 19:32:00	Elisabeth Curlet
Re:Street Cleaning in Acton	20/03/25 19:27:00	Elisabeth Curlet
Re:Re:Street Cleaning in Acton	24/03/25 06:15:00	Fidel Angueira
Re:Re:Re:Street Cleaning in Acton	29/03/25 19:10:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Street Cleaning in Acton	04/04/25 09:47:00	Fidel Angueira

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